 | Hon. Christopher Weeramantry - Air date Nov. 1987 Judge Christopher Weeramantry was a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1991 to 2000, and was Vice-President of the Court from 1997 to 2000, presiding in that capacity over several important cases before the Court, including the case on the illegality of the use and threatened use of nuclear arms. While on the court he has written numerous judgments seeking to advance the frontiers of international law and to make it more multi-cultural and future-oriented. These judgments have made a profound impact on the content and direction of international law. Prior to joining the Court, Judge Weeramantry was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, a Professor of Law in Australia, and Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry which probed international responsibility for phosphate mining on the island of Nauru. The Report of the Commission led to the first claim before the International Court of Justice by a dependent territory seeking compensation for damage done to it during occupation by a trustee power. Apart from treatises on law, Weeramantry has written extensively in twenty books and over a hundred articles on such matters as apartheid, the impact of the world's religions on law and human rights, the impact of technology on human rights, third world legal problems and the philosophy of law. Judge Weeramantry is a Doctor of Laws and a Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) of the University of London. |
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